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LAMP BRACKET.

No. 895,000. Patented Dec. 25, 1888.

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UNITED STATES TATENT rricn.

CHARLES A. ROEBER, \VASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

LAM P-BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 395,000, dated December25, 1888. Application filed February 2, 1883. Serial No. 62,757: (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. ROEBER, of Vashington, in the District ofColumbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inLamp-Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to lamp-brackets designed for permanent attachmentto pianos, organs, and like instruments; and the improvements consist ina novel construction and arrangement of its parts, whereby the bracketis adapted to be folded back out of the way for safety duringtransportation.

The device is illustrated in the annexed drawings, in which Figure 1 isa perspective view of an instrument furnished with the improvedbrackets; Figs. 2 to 7, inclusive, detail views of the several part-s ofwhich the bracket is composed.

Heretofore it has been customary either to provide pianos, organs, andsimilar instruments with fixed wooden lamp-brackets, or, more recentlyvto apply a common metal bracket thereto after purchase and delivery ofthe instrument. The wooden brackets are large, cumbersome, andunsightly, and materially increase the difficulty of properly packing orboxing the instrument, besides being lable to become lc ose and unsafethrough the shrinking and swelling of the wood in varying weather.Metallic brackets applied after delivery of the instruments rarely suitthe purpose, not being specially designed therefor, and one style orform being unsuitable for Moreover, the case is liable tobe more orlessinjured in applying the bracket thereto; but if this happen at thefactory the injury may be quickly repaired.

The impracticability of properly boxing or packing an instrument withbrackets of any kind fixed in proper position for use has deterredmanufacturers generally from adopting them, and it is to avoid thisdifficulty that my invention is designed, which I do by the constructionnow explained.

A indicates a bracket-plate of any suitable design and provided withholes to receive screws or other fastenings, and B an arm provided atits inner end with apintle, Z), designed to enter an opening, a, in aprojecting arm or lug, c, which sets out from the face of plate A, asseen in Fig. 6. The pintle b is of cylindrical form or may be slightlytapered, and the hole or opening a is made of a form and size to receivesaid pintle "and to permit the same to turn freely therein, but withoutside play. The portion of the pintle which is within the lug or arm 0when the parts are in place is form ed with a series of shallow socketsor cavities, d, in its circumferential face to receive the end of aset-screw, O, which passes through a threaded hole in the arm or lug c.Vith this construction and arrangement the arm B may be swunghorizontally about the axis of its pintle b to any desired position.

The outer or free end of arm B is provided in its upper face and in oneor both its side faces with a threaded hole or socket, e, as shown inFigs. 3 and 7, to receive the threaded stem or stud f of a cup ordisk,D, which forms a receptacle for the lamp E, the form of the cupbeing varied to suit the style of lamp intended to be used.

\Vhen the device is to be used, the cup D is applied to arm B in ahorizontal position, as shown at the right-hand side of Fig. 1 and inFig. 2 but when the instrument to which it is applied is to be boxed orcrated for shipment the cup or disk D is unscrewed from the top of saidarm and applied to the side thereof, as shown in Fig. 1, after which thearm B is swung back parallel with the end of the case of the instrument,in which position it is safe from injury.

To prevent any movement of the bracket during transportation, the setscrew C is turned down to bear firmly upon the pintle h, its pointentering one of the sockets of said pintle, and thereby effectuallypreventing any accidental loosening or slipping of the pintle within armor lug 0. So, too, the set-screw prevents the lamp-bracket from beingaccidentally moved'while in use and precludes the lifting of the pintleb from its socket.

To prevent injury or marring of the ease of the instrument by reason ofthe cup D striking against it, whether applied to the top or to the sideof arm B, the plate A is advisably made with a lateral extension, A,which may be made quite ornamental, and which covers that portion of thecase against which the cup might otherwise strike.

It is apparent that instead of providing the bracket-arm B with threadedholes or sockets and the cup or disk D with a stem to enter said socketsthe arrangement maybe directly reversed; or the disk might be secured inany convenient manner that would permit it to be changed from ahorizontal to a vertical positionas, for instance, by means of aswiveljoint and set-screw or through-pin. If the sockets or the stems beprovided at both sides of the free end of arm B, the same bracket:braeket-arm connected with and supported may be used for either end ofthe instrument; but otherwise the brackets must be made for I right andleft ends, respective] y.

Although I prefer to add the lateral extension A to the plate A, I donot restrict my claims to such construction.

lVhen the instrument is to be shipped, the lamp-bracket is folded backagainst its end, as shown at the left hand in Fig. 1; but when unboxedand set up the instrument is made completely ready for use by looseningthe setscrew, swinging arm B forward, and changing cup D from a verticalto ahorizontal position.

I am aware that a stool for stores and like places has been supported bya standard resting upon the floor and connected by a rod or bar with ahinge-piece secured to the front of a counter, the top of the stoolbeing removable from the standard and adapted to be placed thereon in ahorizontal or a vertical position, as desired. This construct-um I donot claim.

My bracket is especially designed for use upon pianos, organs, and likeinstruments, and the primary object sought is to adapt it forapplication to such instruments at the factory in such manner that itmaybe compactly folded out of the way during transportation, l

prevented from marring the casing of the instrument, and kept entirelyfree from danger of breakage or injury itself. These objects I attain bythe construction above set forth, but they cannot be attai n ed by thestructure above diselaimed.

Having thus deseribml my invention, what I claim is 1. A lamp-bracketconsisting of a plate for attachment to a wall or article of furniture,a

solely by said plate, and a disk adjustable upon said arm from ahorizontal to a vertical position.

2. In combination with an attaehing-plate provided with avertiealsocket, a bracket-arm having a vertical pintle to enter saidsocket, a cup or disk carried by said arm and adj ustable at will toeither a horizontal or a vertical position thereon, and a sct-screw pas.ng through the socket-piece and l'ieariug against the pintle, wherebythe cup or disk maybe folded and held, flat against the wall or surfaceto which the bracket is applied.

3. In combination with plate A, having lateral extension A, adapted toserve as a shield for the wall or instrun'lent, and lug or armbraeket-arm B, provided with pintle l) and with cup or disk D, and aset-screw, 0, passing thrmigh lug or arm and bearingagainst pintle Z1.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLES A. ROEBER.

Vitnesses:

ANDREW PARKER, HORACE A. DODGE.

